Northwest Territories News
St Pat’s students prepare to form food drive human chain
Operation Christmas is back. Hundreds of students at a Yellowknife school will soon form a human chain to ferry dozens of hampers to the Salvation Army.
The post St Pat’s students prepare to form food drive human chain first appeared on Cabin Radio.Snowfall warning for Inuvik, weirdly warm Wednesday forecast for YK
Inuvik is told to expect up to 20 cm of snow in the next day, while Yellowknife and parts of the South Slave could see a rare mid-December day above freezing.
The post Snowfall warning for Inuvik, weirdly warm Wednesday forecast for YK first appeared on Cabin Radio.RJ Simpson announces new cabinet’s portfolios
Housing will be overseen by Lucy Kuptana, ECC by Jay Macdonald and health by Lesa Semmler in Premier RJ Simpson's new cabinet. Here's the full list.
The post RJ Simpson announces new cabinet’s portfolios first appeared on Cabin Radio.Anais Aubrey-Smith is first winner of new NTPC scholarship
Fort Smith student Anais Aubrey-Smith is the first recipient of an NWT Power Corporation scholarship that recognizes long-serving employee Norm McBride.
The post Anais Aubrey-Smith is first winner of new NTPC scholarship first appeared on Cabin Radio.Jackie Jacobson rejoins Tuk’s community corporation
Jackie Jacobson returned to Tuktoyaktuk politics after stepping down as an MLA, becoming a community corporation director alongside Nellie Cournoyea and others.
The post Jackie Jacobson rejoins Tuk’s community corporation first appeared on Cabin Radio.Yellowknife will call on NWT to make Gaza ceasefire request
Yellowknife councillors rejected a request to write to the federal government in support of a full Gaza ceasefire, but will ask the NWT's new premier to do so.
The post Yellowknife will call on NWT to make Gaza ceasefire request first appeared on Cabin Radio.NorthWords calls for 2023 book award nominations
Read a book by a Northwest Territories author lately? If you loved it, you can nominate it for the NorthWords Book Awards.
The post NorthWords calls for 2023 book award nominations first appeared on Cabin Radio.CN Rail’s Indigenous advisory council resigns
All 12 members of the Indigenous advisory council for CN Rail resigned, saying the company has "missed the mark on reconciliation."
The post CN Rail’s Indigenous advisory council resigns first appeared on Cabin Radio.Premier appoints Joe Dragon as principal secretary
Premier RJ Simpson has appointed former deputy minister Joe Dragon as his principal secretary.
The post Premier appoints Joe Dragon as principal secretary first appeared on Cabin Radio.Great Northern Arts Festival planning return in 2024
Organizers of the Great Northern Arts Festival are planning a comeback in July 2024.
The post Great Northern Arts Festival planning return in 2024 first appeared on Cabin Radio.Premier plans ‘immediate attention’ for people thinking of leaving
Read the transcript of our 10-minute interview as we put your questions to the NWT's new premier, RJ Simpson.
The post Premier plans ‘immediate attention’ for people thinking of leaving first appeared on Cabin Radio.Poilievre seizes on Simpson’s reasserted carbon tax opposition
Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre used some of the new NWT premier's opening remarks at a national level to reiterate his call for the carbon tax to be scrapped.
The post Poilievre seizes on Simpson’s reasserted carbon tax opposition first appeared on Cabin Radio.Hay River to host town’s first Community Spirit Awards
Hay River will hold an awards ceremony in February to recognize contributions by residents and businesses – an attempt to move on after years of disaster.
The post Hay River to host town’s first Community Spirit Awards first appeared on Cabin Radio.Shawarma House changes hands, but one menu item lives on
Yellowknife's Shawarma House is evolving under new owners into a world cuisine emporium. But the new crew has learned not to mess with the original shawarma.
The post Shawarma House changes hands, but one menu item lives on first appeared on Cabin Radio.After months of closure, parts of Wood Buffalo National Park reopen
Parts of Wood Buffalo National Park closed by fire months ago are starting to reopen. But ash pits and fires smouldering through the winter still pose danger.
The post After months of closure, parts of Wood Buffalo National Park reopen first appeared on Cabin Radio.Gwichya Gwich’in and GTC in ‘false executive director’ dispute
"We have never met him or seen him." A new hire is at the centre of the latest conflict between the Gwich'in Tribal Council and Gwichya Gwich'in Council.
The post Gwichya Gwich’in and GTC in ‘false executive director’ dispute first appeared on Cabin Radio.Keep trying, says NWT as residents wait weeks for flu shots
The NWT government says it's adding flu shot appointments as fast as it can – but some residents are being told the next opening isn't until January.
The post Keep trying, says NWT as residents wait weeks for flu shots first appeared on Cabin Radio.Supreme Court sides with Francophone school board over who can attend
Canada's Supreme Court said the GNWT got it wrong by refusing six children entry into the francophone school system, ending a years-long legal battle.
The post Supreme Court sides with Francophone school board over who can attend first appeared on Cabin Radio.‘He’s got a battle, but this group seems pretty good’
RJ Simpson is the NWT's new premier. We asked Indigenous leaders, residents of the South Slave, the outgoing premier and even his dad for their reaction.
The post ‘He’s got a battle, but this group seems pretty good’ first appeared on Cabin Radio.What do you want to ask the new NWT premier?
RJ Simpson sits down for his first interviews as NWT premier on Friday. We've got 10 minutes. If you were us, what would you be asking?
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